(1) Can
details be provided of all resources committed by the department, as
well as known contributions from other agencies, towards the return
to Australia of three protesters who boarded the Japanese vessel Shonan
Maru No. 2 in January 2012.

(2) What was the department’s total
expenditure on this exercise.

1553 Minister representing the Prime Minister

1554 Minister representing the Minister for Foreign Affairs

1555 Minister representing the Attorney-General

1556 Senator
Birmingham: To ask the Minister representing the Minister for
Home Affairs—

(1) Can
details be provided of all resources committed by the Australian Customs
and Border Protection Service, as well as known contributions from other
agencies, towards the return to Australia of three protesters who boarded
the Japanese vessel Shonan Maru No. 2 in January 2012.

(2) What
was the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service’s total expenditure
on this exercise.